My parents have almost always held a Christmas Eve party. When I was younger, the adults would stay in the warm indoors eating turkey and cakes, and any kid 15 years old or younger would bundle up, head outdoors and play hide and seek — the best game ever — for hours.
This particular time my friend and I were running in the back yard, looking for a place to hide. We headed toward the large shed, and as we turned the corner, our field of vision was almost nonexistent. I ran faster and faster — and barreled my shins into a large, metal ladder that had fallen and was lying on its side.

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The first call came at 9:38 p.m. Sunday, when a neighbor complained to police about “some type of disturbance,” Ruston Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Curtis Hawkins said.
“Officers noticed his wife had bruises on her arm,” Hawkins said. “The wife told our officers the bruises were from medical treatment she had received and insisted the disturbance was only vocal. Both said nothing had happened, so our officers left the scene.”

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On Dec. 10, head coach Keith Richard’s team lost at Southern 63-47 and then won over Louisiana-Lafayette 85-78 three nights later.
Then came three contests within five days, an 80-67 win over McNeese State being posted before falling to No. 4 Memphis 76-58.
And most recently, the Bulldogs slammed Tougaloo College 92-58 before taking some time off for Christmas.
The rest ends on Wednesday with a trek to the University of Wisconsin. Tipoff time against the Big Ten member will be 7 p.m.

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